Relating to emergency management.
Summary
Renames Office of Emergency Management as Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Establishes department as state agency independent from Oregon Military Department. Establishes emergency authority regarding public health emergencies, emergency quarantines and conflagrations in department. Transfers rule making authority regarding nuclear emergencies from State Department of Energy to Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Transfers Oregon Emergency Response System from Department of State Police to Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Renames office of State Fire Marshal as Department of the State Fire Marshal and establishes department as independent state agency. Transfers search and rescue functions to department. Transfers Oregon Homeland Security Council from Office of Emergency Management to Office of the Governor. Establishes additional members and duties of council. Establishes Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council to advise and make policy recommendations to Oregon Homeland Security Council regarding emergency preparedness and resilience. Establishes Local Government Emergency Management Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations to Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Becomes operative on July 1, 2022.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 16, 2019
Last action Jul 1, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jul 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
May 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness.
lower
May 16, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Evans
DDemocratic
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